In pictures: President Bill Clinton through the years(41 images)

Happy 70th birthday Mr. President! From Hope to Little Rock to the White House. Bill Clinton has been an influential figure in American politics for the past 30 years.

President Bill Clinton speaks about the national debt during a briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 28, 2000. Photo by Chris Corder/UPI | License Photo

Former Presidents Ford, Carter and Bush (L-R) join President Clinton in the East Room of the White House on September 14, 1993 for a signing ceremony for side agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Photo by Martin Jeong/UPI | License Photo

U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat at the White House on September 13, 1993. Photo by The White House/UPI | License Photo

First Lady Hillary Clinton lets out a big surprise laugh during the Easter egg hunt at the White House on Monday April 12, 1993, the day following Easter, while her husband Bill Clinton blows the whistle to control the egg roll activities. UPI File Photo | License Photo

William Jefferson Clinton, flanked by his daughter Chelsea and wife Hillary Rodham Clinton is sworn in as President of the United States as he takes the oath of office administered by Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist on January 20, 1993 on Capitol Hill. UPI File Photo | License Photo

President Clinton and members of the White House Press Corps celebrate his 48th birthday together at the White House. The president said that his three wishes were to pass his controversial crime bill, for a better Washington political process and to break 80 in his golf game. Photo by Leighton Mark/UPI | License Photo

Declaring he wants "to begin with the human face" President Clinton kicks off his health care reform plan during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House September 16, 1993, meeting with people who had written letters of complaints to the White House. At left is First Lady Hillary Clinton who headed the presidential task force on health reform. Photo by Martin Jeong/UPI | License Photo

Newly sworn in President Bill Clinton dances with his wife, First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton at one of the 13 Inaugural Balls held in Washington D.C. on January 20, 1993. Photo by Martin Jeong/UPI | License Photo

President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton proudly look at their daughter Chelsea, right after she graduated from Sidwell Friends (High) School in Washington D.C., June 6, 1997. Photo by Sharon Farmer/The White House/UPI | License Photo

President Clinton hugs his wife First Lady Hillary Rodham before reading "T'was the Night Before Christmas" to school children in the East room of the White House, December 22, in Washington, D.C. The reading is a Christmas time tradition. Santa Claus and Rudolph, the reindeer, look on. UPI File Photo | License Photo

President Bill Clinton salutes members of the U. S. Troops stationed as support for the NATO peace keeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 13, in Taszar, Hungry. Clinton is on a one day visit to the U.S. forces in Taszar, Hungary and in the former Yugoslavia. Clinton visited the cities of Tuzla and Zagreb. Photo by Mike Marucci/UPI | License Photo

President Bill Clinton gestures to reporters January 15 while touring Atlanta's Olympic Stadium with Bill Payne, chairman of the 85,000-seat Olympic stadium that is still under construction. UPI File Photo | License Photo

President Bill Clinton greets boxing legend Muhammad Ali in the Oval Office of the White House on February 7, 1996. Ali was in Washington to attend the premiere of "The Journey of the African Athlete." The program is part of a celebration of Black History on HBO. Photo by John Harrington/UPI | License Photo

President Bill Clinton laughs at a humorous online exchange between Vice President Al Gore and comedienne Lilly Tomlin, February 8, shortly before Clinton signed the new telecommunications bill at the Library of Congress. UPI File Photo | License Photo

Microsoft's Bill Gates enjoys a laugh with President Bill Clinton during a jobs retraining round-table session at Shoreline Community College in Washington, on February 24, 1996 Photo by Leighton Mark/UPI | License Photo

WAP96040210-2APRIL96-WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Former St. Louis player Joe Garagiola (R) presents President Bill Clinton with a baseball bat, April 02, at the openning of the baseball season at Camden Yards. .UPI ae/L. Mark | License Photo

HEL95080402 - 4 AUGUST 1995 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: UPI White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas celebrates her 75th birthday, August 4, with President Bill Clinton. Thomas joined then United Press in 1943 as a radio writer and an editor for the old Washington City News wire. In January 1961, she began covering the White House with the advent of the Kennedy administration and has covered every President since. cc/L. Mark UPI | License Photo

TAS9601306-13JAN1996-TASZAR, HUNGARY: President Clinton talks with members of the U. S. Troops stationed as support for the NATO peace keeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 13, in Taszar, Hungry. Clinton is on a one day visit to the U.S. forces in Taszar, Hungary and in the former Yugoslavia. Clinton visited the cities of Tuzla and Zagreb. UPI rv/Mike Marucci | License Photo

WAP96062101-21JUN96-WASHINGTON D.C., USA: President Clinton hosted a departure ceremony for the Olympic flame on the South Lawn June 21. Carla McGhee, (right) a member of the USA National Woman's Basketball Team, accepted the Olympic flame from President Clinton, before sending it on its continued journey to Atlanta, site of the 1996 Centennial Olympic games. UPI cc/John Garofalo | License Photo

HHP96010101-01JAN95-HILTON HEAD,SC,USA: President Bill Clinton speaks to one of the participants in the Renaissance weekend celebration at Hilton Head during a tee off on his first golf game of 1996. When speaking to reporters earlier, Clinton said he was about one day away from a bugdet agreement. UPI kc/Ken Cedeâ€“o | License Photo

William Jefferson Clinton, flanked by his daughter Chelsea and wife Hillary Rodham Clinton is sworn in as President of the United States as he takes the oath of office administered by Supreme Court Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist on January 20, 1993 on Capitol Hill. (UPI Photo/Files) | License Photo

SXP96030903-09MARCH96-CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA: President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore watch Marlo McGuire (L) and Courtney Sullivan, students at Ygnacio Valley High School, surf on the internet as part of Net Day 96, March 09. Over six million feet of cable are being installed in various schools in California to connect them to the internet. UPI ts/Paul Alers | License Photo

SLP96051701-17MAY96-ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA: President Bill Clinton tries his hand at rolling a bocce ball at the St. Louis Bocce Club, while on a visit to a St. Louis Italian area, May 17. Bocce ball is a type of bowling using several different size balls. UPI Bill Greenblatt | License Photo

President Bill Clinton and Reverend Elizabeth Powell, pastor of World Fellowship, greet a crowd before Clinton's Fourth of July remarks at the 200th anniversary of Youngstown, Ohio and the 150th anniversary of Mahoning County, Ohio, at the B&O Train Station in Youngstown. | License Photo

KCP99061101 - 11 JUNE 1999 - WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, USA: Whiteman AFB Commander Brigadier General Leroy Barnidge, Jr. holds his coin at the request of President Bill Clinton. General Barnidge presented Clinton with the coin during his visit to the base to thank the crewmen and families for all of their hard work during the Kosovo Conflict. wy/hb/Hattie Barham UPI | License Photo

WAP2000012550 - 25 JANUARY 2000 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: President Bill Clinton uses his computer to log on to the Childrens State of the Union website, January 25. rg/ds/David Scull/White House UPI | License Photo

WAP2000012711 - 27 JANUARY 2000 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: President Bill Clinton spreads his arms as he addresses the Congress, January 27, during his final State of the Union address in Washington. jr/jr/Stephen Jaffe/Pool UPI | License Photo

DNC20000849 - 14 AUGUST 2000 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: President Bill Clinton salutes the delegates at the Democratic National Convention, August 14, after his address. Standing on the left is his daughter Chelsea and on the right First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. cs/Joel Rennich UPI | License Photo

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) and President Bill Clinton embrace at a benefit for her campaign at Radio City Hall in New York on April 9, 2008. Elton John performed at the benefit. (UPI Photo/Andrew Theodorakis/POOL) | License Photo

Former President Bill Clinton gets in close for a photograph with Mildred White during a campaign visit with his wife democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) at McClure North High School in Florissant, Missouri on January 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt) | License Photo

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) chat after completing the first hole during a golf game at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on September 24, 2011. UPI/Chris Kleponis/POOL | License Photo

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton poses for a photograph with students participating in a Day of Service at the Gateway STEM High School in St. Louis on April 7, 2013. Clinton is in St. Louis for day 3 of the Clinton Global Initative. UPI/Bill Greenblatt | License Photo

Kevin Spacey and former United States President Bill Clinton speak at the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund 25th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall in New York City on April 17, 2014. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

Former president Bill Clinton speaks on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City on September 27, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

President Bill Clinton speaks about giving back to the world community after he was presented a Salute to Greatness Award for his bipartisan efforts with the Clinton Global Initiative during the annual King Center's Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner at Martin Luther King's 86th birthday celebration January 17, 2015, in Atlanta. Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo

Former Presidents Bill Clinton (L) and George W. Bush participate in a discussion during the launch of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2014. The program will cultivate leadership skills in exceptional candidates in government, business and academia. UPI/Kevin Dietsch | License Photo

Democratic nominee for President Hillary Clinton and former President of the United States Bill Clinton celebrate at the conclusion of day four of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 28, 2016. Hillary Clinton claims the Democratic Party's nomination for president. Photo by Ray Stubblebine/UPI | License Photo